Institut Laue-Langevin

ILL 2020 Vision User Meeting – Future directions in neutron science

The “ILL 2020 Vision” user meeting was organised in Grenoble on 15-17 September 2010 with the aim of discussing with the neutron user community the development of a programme of upgrades to the ILL instrument suite and infrastructure for the period 2013-2017 and beyond.

More than 300 participants from over 30 countries joined this stimulating meeting to help set the future course for ILL and the science it serves. Those in attendance included ILL scientists and users, heads or representatives of 11 other neutron scattering facilities, members of the ILL governing bodies, former directors, and heads of neighbouring institutes in Grenoble.

The meeting gave an overview of what the upgrade programme had delivered to date.  However, the main thrust of the meeting was forward-looking, and aimed to develop a strategy to provide the very best tools for tackling key scientific problems in the period up to and beyond 2020.

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